''Entypesa'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family

Entypesidae ''Entypesidae'' is a family of African mygalomorphae spiders. It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae). Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following gener ...

. It was first described by

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in 2020. It is a senior synonym of ''Pseudohermacha''.

Species

it contains six species, found in South Africa and on Madagascar: *''

Entypesa andohahela ''Entypesa andohahela'' is a species of spider in the family Entypesidae, endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Sergei Zonstein in 2018. The specific name ''andohahela'' refers to the locality in which the first described specimen wa ...

'' Zonstein, 2018 – Madagascar *''

Entypesa enakara ''Entypesa'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1 ...

'' Zonstein, 2018 – Madagascar *''

Entypesa fisheri ''Entypesa'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1 ...

'' Zonstein, 2018 – Madagascar *''

Entypesa nebulosa ''Entypesa'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1 ...

'' Simon, 1902 (

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) – Madagascar *''

Entypesa rastellata ''Entypesa'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1 ...

'' Zonstein, 2018 – Madagascar *''

Entypesa schoutedeni ''Entypesa'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1 ...

'' Benoit, 1965 – South Africa

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*''E. annulipes'' (Strand, 1907)

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